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  "id": 2911547,
  "title": "Runner smashes half-marathon record, heads straight to the football",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/runner-smashes-half-marathon-record-heads-straight-to-the-football",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:23:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/half-marathon-world-record-smashed-in-buenos-aires/107070524"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha has set a new half-marathon world record with a time of 56 minutes and 51 seconds at the Media Maratón Ciudad de Buenos Aires in Argentina on Sunday. The Ethiopian shaved 29 seconds off the previous mark of 57:20, which had been set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon in March. Kejelcha's time and the record he just beat are still subject to ratification by World Athletics. The runner, who is over the moon about his achievement, set out behind two pacemakers and negative split the race, running the second half faster than the first. Kejelcha's new record allows him to reclaim the record, which he previously held with a 57:30 in Valencia in October 2024.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Runner smashes half-marathon record, heads straight to the football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/runner-smashes-half-marathon-record-heads-straight-to-the-football-2912844",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:23:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}